Bottom-line

Quick meaning: Bottom-line is a verb meaning (informal, idiomatic, transitive) To set a minimum acceptable rule, boundary, or condition for (someone).

Meaning

(informal, idiomatic, transitive) To set a minimum acceptable rule, boundary, or condition for (someone).

More Meanings

1. (informal, idiomatic, transitive) To provide a summary or the result; to provide the most important or relevant information.

Example Sentences

Anyway, bottom lining it: Sunnis and other extremists are targeting and killing civilians along with Iraqi Security Forces.

And then he bottom lines and says the tragedies of the great majority of these deaths can be readily prevented at low cost.

Thanks to Kim, her husband is also living a sober, productive life. When he came to visit her at the hospital one day, she "bottom-lined" him.

"Barn could work if you have a light source or a sunroom off your back porch, " he added hopefully. "What are you thinking?" Huck bottom-lined him.

Word Forms

• bottom-lines
• bottom-lining
• bottom-lined

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include basic, concluding, end, final, fundamental, net.

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